Overnight Sensation is a 1984 short film directed by Jon Bloom, based loosely on W. Somerset Maugham's short story "The Colonel's Lady." After housewife Eve Peregrine writes a sudden hit novel, her husband George, a successful fashion photographer, finds it difficult to deal with the attention being showered on her. His difficulty in getting through the book increases when he begins to suspect that the steamy affair in its plot is drawn from her real life. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.
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Cast
16 people
Louise Fletcher
Evie Peregrine
Known for
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Cruel Intentions
Robert Loggia
George Peregrine
Known for
Scarface
Independence Day
Craig Buck
Jon Bloom
Shari Belafonte
Daphne
Known for
The Morning Show
Babylon 5: Thirdspace
W Somerset Maugham
Parley Baer
Lawyer
Known for
Dave
The Ugly Dachshund
Richard Redfield
Lee Garlington
Sales Girl
Known for
Cobra
One Hour Photo
Vincent Guastaferro
Assistant
Known for
Homicide
Shocker
Ed Bakey
Wino
Known for
Dead & Buried
The Other
Kirk Scott
Publisher
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Heathers
End of the World
Jon Bloom Director · Craig Buck Screenplay W. Somerset Maugham Author
United States release October 1, 1984
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 1, 1984
Theatrical
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